SAM wins inaugural Suresh and Bharati Shroff Memorial T20 Cricket League

Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas recently emerged victorious in the inaugural edition of the Suresh and Bharati Shroff Memorial T20 Cricket League held recently in Delhi..In the final, the team from Shardul Amarchand defeated a team from the Bar Associations of Delhi (BAD) by nine runs. Shardul Amarchand reached the final by beating AZB & Partners, while BAD beat Khaitan & Co en route to the final..The inaugural edition of the tournament saw fifteen matches being played among eight teams. Besides the two finalists, AZB & Partners, J Sagar Associates, Khaitan & Co, Luthra & Luthra Law Offices, Dua Associates and Trilegal also participated..A prize distribution ceremony will be held in Delhi on 20 April. Mithali Raj, Captain of Indian Women’s Cricket Team, is expected to present the following prizes:.(a) Winning team – Trophy along with a team cash prize of Rs. 1 lakh..(b) Runners-up team – Runners-up trophy and a team cash prize of Rs. 25,000..(c) ‘Man of the Series’ – Cash prize of Rs. 50,000;.(d) ‘Best Batsman of the Series’ – Cash prize of Rs. 25,000;.(e) ‘Best Bowler of the Series’ – Cash prize of Rs. 25,000; and.(f) Winning team and runners-up team players: Individual Player Trophies.Executive Chairman of SAM Shardul Shroff commented in a press release,.“It is very fulfilling that the SAM & Co team emerged the Champions in the inaugural edition of Suresh and Bharati Shroff Memorial T20 Cricket League. The team managed to keep its nerve in a neck to neck fight, after the match went down to the wire in the last over, and pulled off a stunning victory!” .Managing Partner Pallavi Shroff said,.“I am thankful to all the managing partners of the participating law firms in their support in bringing the legal fraternity together, and helping us make the inaugural edition of this tournament a great success…I am sure this League will grow exponentially in the years to come, and emerge as the biggest congregation of the Indian legal fraternity.”